The Florida Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov Jr. and the Nashville Predators’ Roman Josi will be two of the top players to watch when these teams play on Tuesday at 8:00 PM ET, at Bridgestone Arena. Buy tickets for this matchup at StubHub!

Predators captain Roman Josi did not play in the third period after taking a questionable hit into the boards from Bennett just past the halfway mark of the second. Florida wasted no time opening the scoring.

Forward Steven Stamkos, who signed a four-year deal with Nashville in the offseason, is currently in the longest point-less streak of his career — he has gone nine games without a point for the first time in his 17-year career.

Michael McCarron scored the lone Nashville goal as the Predators fell to the Florida Panthers by a 4-1 final on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. The result sees the Preds drop their second straight game to finish the season series with the Panthers.

Michael McCarron scored for the Predators (20-30-7), who have lost two in a row after winning their previous two. Juuse Saros made 21 saves. Predators defenseman Roman Josi was boarded by Bennett in the second period. He did not play in the third period.

Sam Bennett had a goal, assist and fight for a Gordie Howe hat trick, and Gustav Forsling and Mackie Samoskevich also scored to help the Panthers win for the third time in four games.